Hotmail
Jackie Gleason
:
Overview
 Avg.User Rating:  54 RatingsRate this person:
Actor Born: February 26, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: June 24, 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, FL Biography:Rotund comedian-actor "Jackie Gleason" (born Herbert John Gleason) broke into show business at age 15 by winning an amateur-night contest and went on to perform in vaudeville, carnivals, nightclubs, and roadhouses. In 1940 he was signed to a film contract by Warner Bros., and he debuted onscreen in "Navy Blues" (1941). His career was interrupted by World War II, but at the war's end, Gleason returned to Hollywood, this time playing character roles in a number of films. His film work, however, lent little strength to his career, and he performed in several Broadway shows before achieving major success as the star of such TV comedy series as "The Life of Riley", "The Honeymooners", and "The Jackie Gleason Show". It was during his reign on television that Gleason created such enduring characters as Ralph Kramden (the loud-mouth busdriver from "The Honeymooners"), Reggie Van Gleason, and Joe the... Full Biography
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| advertisement |
Movie data provided by:
